Ever wondered what the guy at the back is thinking? Gary Jeffress gives his perspective from the back of the box.
What’s the guy at the back doin’?
Yes that’s me. I’m the guy at the back of the CrossFit class struggling to keep up, at times frustrated and at other times annoyed and self-conscious that I can’t compete. What are they thinking? When will I get fitter? Can I ever beat anyone through a full WOD?
As I bring up the rear, I’m justifying why I shouldn’t be doing this exercise shit. In 1999, while driving for work, I was nudged into the path of an oncoming truck and spent one week in a coma, one month in the ICU, two months in the brain-injury unit and 11 months off work. I received a brain injury, a broken nose, two broken cheekbones, a broken ankle that was not repaired, a compound fracture of my right arm, a punctured lung, a broken knee, a detached ear and broken teeth.
And here I go, pissed off I can’t do a double-under yet, or a correct burpee or a pull-up or a handstand push-up. And I always come last.
What’s the guy at the back doin’?